Dassower Bridge

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Dassower Bridge

The Dassower Bridge is a modern road bridge over the Stepenitz near the city of Dassow on the federal highway 105 . Historically, it is one of the oldest bridges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on a former triangle between Mecklenburg , the diocese of Ratzeburg and the Hanseatic city of Lübeck . It was last completely renewed in 2005.

location

The Dassower Bridge crosses the Stepenitz in the area where it flows into the Dassower See . The Stepenitz used to be a border water: on the left bank was the Principality of Ratzeburg and on the right bank the Duchy of Mecklenburg . The Dassower See and the sovereignty over the Stepenitz have been with the city of Lübeck since ancient times, which since the Middle Ages has made every effort to secure its influence on both sides of the Trave as a waterway between Travemünde and Oldesloe . The small port with the boats of the Dassow fishermen and the former warehouse of the Callies company by the bridge indicate the favorable traffic situation until the early 20th century. As early as the Middle Ages, an important old road, the Hansische Ostseestraße , led over the Dassower Bridge from Lübeck towards Wismar and on to Rostock . The Klützer Winkel , also located behind the bridge from Lübeck, was assigned to the Lübeckers as a special area of ​​influence as early as 1188 under the Barbarossa privilege . The crossing over the Stepenitz was secured by a fortified castle on the Mecklenburg side. Lütgenhof Palace emerged from this castle as a noble residence, which is now operated as a hotel.

bridge

The 47-meter-long bridge, newly built in 2005, could only be built after Autobahn 20 between Schönberg and Grevesmühlen was completed. The previous bridge from 1923 was no longer able to cope with the traffic on the former transit route from the Schlutup - Selmsdorf crossing to Sassnitz . Due to the steel reinforcement (prestressed concrete construction) being destroyed by an architect due to the lack of knowledge of the construction, the bridge was increased by applying material to such an extent that it was no longer possible for road users to see on both sides. In addition, the static destruction of the prestressed concrete severely restricted the load-bearing capacity of the bridge. A makeshift bridge was built for the duration of the construction work and the boggy subsoil in the area where the Stepenitz flows into the mouth led to considerable foundation problems for the bridge and the access ramps during the new construction. The construction costs amounted to 6.8 million euros.

history

A multitude of stories and legends in Lübeck and the two neighboring Mecklenburgs are entwined around the bridge, which is locally called the Dreiherrenbrücke because of its border location . But the historical sources also reflect the strategic importance of the bridge over the centuries. The conflict of interest between the city's interest in securing free trade on land and waterways and the need of the rural nobility to participate in prosperity becomes clear. As early as 1219, the Bishop of Ratzeburg issued the Lübeck residents their share of the bridge toll on the Dassower Bridge. Duke Nikolaus II zu Mecklenburg joined the following year after negotiations with the Lübeck councilor Elias Ruz .

In 1261 the Dassow castle of the Knights de Dartzowe was conquered and destroyed by the Lübeckers in agreement with the Duke of Mecklenburg, because they had shifted their main occupation to robbing merchants. The Mecklenburgers assured the Lübeckers that no more castle could be built between Dassow and Grevesmühlen. This promise was confirmed to the Lübeckers in 1351, but as early as 1353, Duke Albrecht II of Mecklenburg allowed the Lords of Parkentin, who immigrated from Berkenthin in the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg in 1301, to rebuild Dassow Castle.

The original Lords of Dassow, the Dartzowe , had already become insignificant at the beginning of the 14th century, after the destruction in peace on June 1, 1307 under the mediation of the Danish King Erik Menved between Lübeck, the Counts of Holstein and the Sachsen-Lauenburgers of their castles had been decided together with those of other Mecklenburg noblemen and put into practice.

With the acquisition of Dassow, the Parkentines had risen to local power there as early as 1301. After they had acquired the place from Duke Heinrich the Younger, they and several branches of the family set foot in the area and were not squeamish about it. On April 23, 1332 all Parkentiner swore in a feud with the Bishop of Ratzeburg on the Priwall together Urfehde because two members had been killed. Duke Albrecht enfeoffed the Parkentin brothers in 1351 with the Bede and the high court . The Parkentiner gentlemen von Dassow remained until Christian August von Berkentin sold the Mecklenburg goods in 1746.

They are also included in the Lübeck feud of 1506, which resulted in armed conflict between Lübeck and Mecklenburg in the summer of 1505 due to a chain of unfortunate circumstances. The trigger was the chance meeting of three drunken Mecklenburg farmers with a Lübeck patrol who inspected the Stepenitz upstream of the Dassower Bridge. The farmers, who were supposed to bring a delivery of beer to the infirmary in front of Dassow , provoked and two of them were caught by the Lübeckers. According to the reports of the chroniclers David Chyträus and Reimar Kock, fueled by the female intrigue of the mistress of the Mecklenburg farmers, Irmgard von Buchwald, the inhabitants of the lower classes of Lübeck revolted and arrived in Dassow before the council servants . Dassow and the surrounding towns were looted. The feud dragged on for years and even the bishop of Ratzeburg Johannes von Parkentin jumped into the dispute on the side of the Mecklenburg dukes and his own relatives and gave up the neutrality expected by Lübeck.

The bridge was still of considerable strategic importance during the wars of liberation ; In 1813 the raid near Dassow took place here, in which the Danish-Holstein troops allied with France suffered a defeat.

Dismantling of the wall on the eastern ramp of the Dassower Bridge in 1990

The city of Lübeck only waived sovereign rights on the Stepenitz with a declaration of February 16, 1887 to Mecklenburg. The fishing rights on the Stepenitz below Börzow were also held by the city of Lübeck until the 20th century. The border between Mecklenburg and Lübeck along the Trave and Dassower See was finally decided by the Imperial Court on June 21, 1890 after centuries of dispute .

From 1945 to 1990 the inner German border ran along the banks of the Dassower See. The view of the lake from the Lübeck – Rostock transit road was blocked by a concrete wall similar to the Berlin Wall.

literature

  • Andreas Röpcke : Peace and strife between Mecklenburg and Lübeck. On the prehistory of the feud of 1506. In: The memory of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Lübeck 2005, ISBN 3-7950-5555-5 , pp. 313-326.
  • Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . The district court districts of Wismar, Grevesmühlen, Rehna, Gadebusch and Schwerin. II. Volume. Schwerin 1898, ISBN 3-910179-06-1 , p. 392 ff . ( Digitized in the Internet Archive [accessed on July 27, 2015]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. LN-Online from October 11, 2005@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ln-online.de  
  2. ^ Emil Ferdinand Fehling : Lübeck Council Line. Lübeck 1925, No. 100.
  3. ↑ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 392 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 250, 269, 929, 963, 967, 7425.
  4. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 929, 963.
  5. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 7425, 7839.
  6. ↑ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 3167, 3402.
  7. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 5327.
  8. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to the Mecklenburgische Urkundenbuch 7543.
  9. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Kunst- und Geschistor-Denkmäler , p. 393 with reference to Frank: Altes und Neues Mecklenburg, Volume IX , p. 16ff., Ernst Boll : Geschichte von Mecklenburg, p. 340.
  10. ^ Chronicon Saxoniae. Rostock 1590.
  11. ↑ RG ZVLGA 6 (1891), pp. 243-326.

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